Author: haidut

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Blocking serotonin (5-HT) may treat alcoholism

After decades of animal research implicating the serotonin system in the development of all sorts of “addictions”,…

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Vitamin D lowers blood pressure in older people with obesity

Years ago, I posted about a study which concluded that vitamin D is as effective as pharma…

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Hypothyroidism causes heart/kidney fibrosis, vitamin D prevents it

If there is any doubt just how dangerous low metabolic rate can be, the study below should…

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Vitamin C (IV route) doubles survival time in advanced pancreatic cancer patients

Linus Pauling is probably smiling while he is looking down upon us from above. High-dose vitamin C…

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Humans absorb nutrients/chemicals from air, just like they absorb them from food

Well, duh! This is probably quite obvious to most of my readers, but I am posting it…

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Increased fat oxidation (FAO) sufficient to cause senescence/aging/disease

A very interesting study, and one of the few that I have seen openly acknowledge the existence…

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Vitamin K significantly reduces leg/muscle cramps in humans

As many of my readers know, muscle spasticity is one of the main symptoms of low thyroid…

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Blocking cortisol extends lifespan more than rapamycin, by improving mitochondrial function

Yet another confirmation that cortisol, while being life-saving in acute stress situations, can shorten lifespan if chronically…

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The benefits of smoking, if any, may be due to lowering endotoxin/estrogen, raising dopamine

I know the topic of smoking and drinking is controversial, and I hope that this post is…

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Our microbiome produces serotonin (5-HT), independently of the GI tract

The topic of endotoxin/LPS, 5-HT and gut dysbiosis is a recurring one in the bioenergetic sphere and…